Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Clarkshaws Oatmeal Bum Rush ].Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, oat, sweet malt, caramel, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, oat, pale malt, sweet malt, toasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151201] 6-3-7-3-12

1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Hazy deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and pretty dry. Tangy malts, some dry spice. Spicy esters. Dry floral bitterness. Tangy fruits. Too dry but passable.

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear 2015. Itp ours murky pale brown/amber with small bright white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, jammy, Victoria Sponge Cake, candied peel, varnish and fruit compote. The taste is bitter-sweet, earthy, rather bready, Victoria Sponge, jammy, varnish, porridge and light spice with a dry, bitter-sweet finish. Medium bod and fine carbonation. I’m not 100% sure what this is supposed to be, but I thought it was all right.

Cask at Pigs Ear ’15, 01/12/15. Chestnut brown to amber topped with beige spotting. Nose is biscuit, dark fruit rinds, light spice, brown bread. Taste comprises light cocoa powder, bready malt, toffee. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. So so.

Cask at Pigs Ear 2015, day 1 - London. Pours cloudy gold with a frothy, white head. Bland aroma, some bread, faint dried berries. Lightly sweet, with hints of alcohol, dried fruits, English yeast. Medium bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Bready malts abound in the finish, with light toast as well. Not bad overall.